LA Chargers Star Trolls Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift On Instagram

Los Angeles Chargers defensive deal with Teair Tart would not appear fazed by the net hate he is been receiving from Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift followers. The truth is, the 28-year-old seems to be thriving, poking enjoyable on the powerhouse couple and Swift’s loyal fanbase with a savage Instagram publish and a cheeky caption.

Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs confronted off in opposition to Tart’s Los Angeles Chargers throughout the NFL’s season opener on September 5 in Brazil. The competition was an intense, back-and-forth scoring affair.

Through the sport, Kelce and Tart made headlines after getting right into a little bit of a shoving match on the finish of a play, main Tart to slap Kelce on the entrance of the helmet with an open hand. In keeping with a earlier report from The Blast, the referees referred to as a flag on the play and assessed the Chargers a 15-yard pointless roughness penalty.

Tart was not faraway from the sport. YouTube guidelines analyst Terry McAulay shared that the referees determined in opposition to ejecting the 6’2″, 315-pound lineman as a result of “it was an open-hand contact to the pinnacle.”

Kelce followers flooded Tart’s Instagram feedback instantly following the slap heard all over the world. One person questioned whether or not soccer was the suitable sport for the Philadelphia native, whereas one other informed Tart he’d by no means be as expert at soccer as Kelce.

Different customers shared hurtful feedback about Tart’s look, with one writing, “You gown like a young person,” and one other calling him a “fat-ss.”

The feedback, nevertheless, do not appear to have impacted Tart, contemplating he shared a brand new Instagram publish, seemingly trolling his trolls.

After being trolled by Swifties and Chiefs followers, Tart shared a brand new picture dump—three pictures of him on the soccer area, and, most pointedly, a clip from a film exhibiting a person being slapped. “I am too swift with it even from Brazil,” he captioned the publish.

The feedback have been a lot of the identical, with one writing, “Slapping one other participant on their helmet being the spotlight of your profession is gloomy.”

Nonetheless, on Reddit, Tart was met with a lot assist.

“Seeing Kelce get slapped round introduced me pleasure,” one Redditor posted, whereas one other referred to as him a “hero.”

A number of different customers shared memes and GIFs of individuals laughing, hinting they have been unbothered by the on-field scuffle.

Earlier within the week, Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter acquired comparable pushback from followers after slow-motion replays confirmed the defensive lineman spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

Prescott informed reporters he discovered Carter’s habits to be “insulting” earlier than calling the encounter “unlucky.”

“I understand how excited each one among us are proper to kick off the season and the season opener, and hell of a participant like that does not even get an opportunity within the first play,” Prescott mentioned. “Unlucky circumstances.”

Tremendous Bowl champion Ryan Clark slammed Carter on X, labeling his habits “disrespectful [and] disgusting stuff.”

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith shared the same message, posting, “WTH did I simply see? Jalen Carter, one of the best gamers on the Eagles protection, simply bought thrown out of the sport earlier than a freakin snap for SPITTING.”

He added, “To hell with simply an ejection. Droop that man. How within the HELL may you do one thing like that? Inexcusable! Silly. Egocentric.”